"Be careful what you wish for"

Wounded in a Civil War battle, 18 year old Sean Nolan knows he is dying. His only real regret is that he will go a virgin, so he prays for relief from his condition before he dies. What he gets is 21st century history professor Eleanor (Nell) Randall. Falling asleep at her computer and dreaming she's back in Civil War times is a bit confusing, but it doesn't stop Nell from giving the young man she finds the sexual relief he craves, though not quite in the way he desires. Even more amazing is when she awakens at her desk with the memory of the words she told him--"stay with me"--to find that he did and is now lying bleeding on her couch. Fearful of losing one another if they have total sexual relations, Nell and Sean do everything but. Yet the pressure is great. Will they be able to stay strong, or risk all in the act they both desire so desperately.

I enjoyed this story, partly because of my great fondness for older woman/younger man stories, but mainly because it was well written. Because of the short length of the story, much of the usually time-travel situations were glossed over. Still, I thought it was well handled. Even though the hero is quite young, his life experience gives him a maturity not often found in boys that age today. I actually felt that he and the heroine were well matched. In other words, don't let the hero's age cause you to miss a good story.

Reviewed by Flora Bell
Posted June 28, 2001

Summary

Sean Nolan lay dying in a Civil War hospital with no regrets but one: he was about to die a virgin. Half delirious from the pain, the young soldier made one last wish, never expecting it to be fulfilled, never expecting a provocative older woman to grant him what he assumed was to be his last request...

Sexual Content: Rated NC-17. Genre: Paranormal/Time Travel.